Jeffrey Lord ousted from CNN for Nazi salute
Lord's time at CNN has been marked with controversy since he became one of the more outspoken pro-Trump voices on the network. CNN has fired contributor Jeffrey Lord after the commentator tweeted a Nazi salute, the cable news channel said on Thursday.

NYPD officer shot in Brooklyn
He and different officers had been reacting to a report of a sincerely bothered individual when a man opened fire, police said. When police finally gained access, they found the suspect dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Arlington store clerks fight off would-be robbers
In the video one robber, wearing a hooded T-shirt, pulls a gun out of his backpack before leaping over the counter. Two men tried to robbed a store only to get beaten back by employees, said police in Arlington, Texas on Tuesday.

Davis Observatory To Celebrate Total Solar Eclipse Aug. 21
Some branches will host viewing parties for the event, while others will supply free safe viewing glasses , while supplies last. Gazing at even part of the sun isn't so good for the eyes, of course, but series officials already have that covered.

Bank of England to continue using 'animal fat' in notes
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2016 was Earth's warmest year on record, global report shows
The team says the strong, warm current caused by the El Niño weather pattern usually prevents hurricanes from truly taking shape. A report compiled by scientists around the world confirmed Thursday that 2016 was the hottest year since tracking began.

Swiss franc surges as Korea tensions rise

Japanese stocks finished slightly lower after a choppy session on Thursday, as investors kept a wary watch on tension over North Korea ahead of Japan's long weekend.

Switzerland's franc on Wednesday posted its biggest single-day rise against the euro since the central bank removed its cap on the currency in January 2015. They outweighed gains in healthcare stocks and elsewhere.

The CBOE Volatility Index, the most widely followed barometer of expected near-term stock market volatility, rose to a near three-month high of 15.36.

The Swiss franc and the yen had notched up impressive gains against the dollar on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump warned North Korea that it would face "fire and fury" if it threatened the United States.

"Right now the market is viewing it as a lot of sabre-rattling and a lot of smoke, but not much fire", said Darrell Cronk, president of Wells Fargo Investment Institute.

The dollar also slipped 0.26 percent lower against the yen to 110.01 yen. Earlier, the average had been down more than 88 points.

In the eurozone, the Paris CAC 40 lost 0.3 percent compared with the closing level on Wednesday.

The S&P 500 slid 35.81 points, or 1.4%, to 2438.21. That is the index's lowest level in two months.

Apple iPhone 8 real images are leakedThe iPhone 8 will not have a home button , but the other two devices will retain the physical home button of their predecessors. What it entails is using the depth sensing capabilities of the iPhone 8's front cameras to suppress notification sounds.

This serves as the first mission for the crews and aircraft recently deployed from Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, in support of U.S. Pacific Command's continuous bomber presence missions, officials said.

Bullion has climbed 12% in 2017, overtaking the S&P 500 index of leading USA stocks as Japan and South Korea warned the North Korean dictatorship it faces a strong response if it follows through on threats to launch a missile toward the US territory of Guam.

The comments came after media reports that North Korea has produced a nuclear warhead small enough to fit inside its missiles. -North Korea tension. The Swiss franc is a traditional safe haven.

Bond prices rose. The yield on the 10-year Treasury fell to 2.20 percent.

Nvidia fell $7.37, or 4.3 percent, to $164.74, while Advanced Micro Devices gave up 71 cents, or 5.5 percent, to $12.12.

ENERGY: Benchmark U.S. crude gained 1 cent to $49.57 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude, used to price worldwide oils, slid 80 cents, or 1.5 percent, to $51.90. USA gold futures gained 1.50 percent to $1,281.50 an ounce.

Onodera, the defense minister, told parliament on Thursday that an attack on Guam would fall under that legislation because of its importance to Japan's own defense.